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OMB Control No: 0906-0088	ICR Reference No: 202608-0906-006
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202505-0906-002
Agency/Subagency: HHS/HRSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL) Program and Nursing Student Loan (NSL) Program: Administrative Requirements (Regulations & Policy)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 08/25/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2027
Responses	2,786	2,786
Time Burden (Hours)	353,089	353,089
Cost Burden (Dollars)	27,416,298	0

Abstract: The Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL) Program, authorized by Public Health Service (PHS) Act sections 721-722 and 725-735, is a grant program where recipients provide long-term, low-interest loans to students attending schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, podiatric medicine, and pharmacy. The Loans for Disadvantaged Students (LDS) Program, authorized by PHS Act sections 721-722 and 724-735, is a grant program where recipients provide long-term, low interest loans to certain students attending schools of allopathic medicine, osteopathic medicine, podiatric medicine, dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, and veterinary medicine. The Primary Care Loan (PCL), authorized by PHS Act sections 721-723 and 725-735, is a grant program where recipients provide long-term, low interest loans to students attending schools of allopathic medicine and osteopathic medicine to practice primary health care. The Nursing Student Loan (NSL) Program, authorized by PHS Act sections 835-842, is a grant program where recipients provide long-term, low-interest loans to students who attend eligible schools of nursing in programs leading to a diploma degree, an associate degree, a baccalaureate degree, or a graduate degree in nursing. These programs have a number of recordkeeping and reporting requirements for academic institutions and loan applicants. The applicable program regulations are found in 42 C.F.R. §§ 57.201-218 and 57.301-318.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 292t Name of Law: PHSA
   US Code: 42 USC 292s Name of Law: PHSA
   US Code: 42 USC 292q-292y Name of Law: PHSA
   US Code: 42 USC 297a-297i

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 31465	05/27/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 53624	08/19/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL) Program and Nursing Student Loan (NSL) Program: Administrative Requirements (Regs. & Policy)	1, 2	,

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	2,786	2,786	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	353,089	353,089	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	27,416,298	0	27,416,298

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $8,520

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Laura Cooper 301 443-2126 lcooper@hrsa.gov

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